Bach to Basics
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The cedar-clad home designed by Herbst Architects faces the Pacific Ocean, tucked behind sand dunes from the sparsely populated Medlands Beach.Photo by: Patrick Reynolds -
The Herbsts designed the home with a covered terrace to encourage outdoor living in the island’s temperate climate.Photo by: Patrick Reynolds -
The outdoor room is backed by a gabion wall made of stone. Rainwater runs off the roofs into a channel before being funneled through pipes concealed within it to an underground concrete tank.Photo by: Patrick Reynolds
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